The document summarizes an adaptive cruise control system for vehicles. It describes how the system uses radar (or laser) to measure the distance to the front vehicle and controls the vehicle speed to maintain a safe distance. It lists the required inputs like radar alignment, speed, throttle position, and brake status. It then explains the main functions of measuring distance and speed differences, with microcontrollers controlling components like the speedometer, throttle, and transceiver. The system activates or deactivates based on user inputs and can issue alarms or apply the brakes in unsafe situations to maintain adaptive and automated cruise control.

1. Adaptive cruise control-An
Embedded Application
By,
Mrs.S.Revathi

2. Introduction
• Adaptive control is used to Control the
cruising of car, i.e., for controlling the speed
of the car and inter – car distance.
• Adaptive cruise control or autonomous cruise
control or active cursive control or intelligent
cruise control system is commonly used in
activation electronics and defense aircrafts for
cruising since long.

3. Inputs Required
• Present alignment of radar (or laser) beam
emitter.
• Delay interval in reflected pulse with respect
to transmitted pulse from emitter.
• Throttle position from a stepper motor position
senor.
• Speed from a speedometer.
• Brake status for brake activities from brake
switch and pedal.

4. Function of the ACC system
• When battery power becomes low, the ACC
system deactivates after issuing alarm and
flashing messages
• The differences of d with respect to safe and
present distance are cyclically estimated. Task
range does this function
• The speedometer measures the speed and error in
present speed and measured speed is also
periodically estimated, task speed does this
function.

5. The automotive embedded system based
control uses in microcontroller,
• Speedometer,
• Stepper motor based alignment unit,
• Stepper motor based throttle control unit;
• Transceiver for transmitting pluses through an
antenna hidden under the plastic plates.

7. CONTROL FRONT-END PANEL
• Switch cum Display for 'ON', FOR
'OFF','COAST', ‘RESUME',SET/ACCELERATE.
• The driver activates or deactivates, the ACC
system by pressing ON or OFF respectively.
• An adaptive control─ algorithm used to adapt to
the current status of control inputs
• Parameters adapt dynamically
• In place of a constant set of mathematical
parameters in the algorithm equations, the
parameter are continuously adapted to the status
at an instance

8. Model for an adaptive control
algorithm adapts and function

9. Inputs
• Present alignment of radar (or laser) beam
emitter.
• Delay interval in reflected pulse with respect
to transmitted pulse from emitter
• Throttle position from a stepper motor
position sensor
• Speed from a speedometer
• Brake status for brake activities from brake
switch and pedal

10. ACC System Ports and tasks
• Port_Align─ for a motor control for steps up clockwise
or anticlockwise on a signal from task_Align, aligns
radar or UVHF transmitting device in the lane of the
front-end car
• Port_ReadRange─ for measuring front end-car range.
Time difference deltaT is read on a signal from
task_Signal to port device.
• Port_Speed ─ to send speed to port control function
routine on receiving a signal from task_Speed
• Port_Brake─ to apply the brakes or emergency brakes
on an interrupt signal, which runs service routine
ISR_BrakeControl

11. Signals, Events and Notifications
• User commands given as signals from
switches/buttons. User control inputs for ACC
ON, OFF, Coast, resume, set/accelerate
buttons
• Brake event (Brake taping to disable the ACC
system, as alternative to "cancel" button at
front panel)
• Safe/Unsafe distance notification

12. Outputs
• Transmitted pulses at regular intervals
• Alarms
• Flashed Messages
• Range and speed messages for other cars (in case
of string stability mode)
• Throttle-valve and Brake control
• Output to pedal system for applying emergency
brakes and driver non intervention for taking
charge of cruising from the ACC system

13. Functioning of system by synchronization

14. Thank You….